"He was a driven man: it was as if he knew that he was to stay on Earth for a relatively short time. He changed people's awareness in an incredible way, both with words and music. He was not afraid to tell the truth and thus give us a clearer picture of what was really going on."

It's true. Some younger readers might be surprised to hear that prior to Lennon writing 'Give Peace A Chance', the world used to be beset by conflicts - "wars" - between various powers. And you would have been hard pressed to find any acorns at all tied in sacks before Lennon gave us the idea - much less forty.

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simon hayes budgen

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Did I mention that I spotted John Lennon wool (complete with that squiggly self-portrait of his) in a Japanese department store a few weeks ago? Not that Yoko's trying to milk his memory for every yen she can, or anything...